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Law enforcement-led, pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment may reduce crime recidivism, incarceration, and overdose deaths: Program evaluation outcomes.
Abstract
Introduction: Substance use disorder (SUD), overdose, and drug use-related crime continue to increase in the U.S. Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may decrease crime recidivism and overdose deaths. We assessed the impact...
A multi-site evaluation of law enforcement deflection in the United States.
Many law enforcement and other first responder agencies have adopted deflection as a front-line response to the increasing number of drug overdoses and deaths in the United States over the past two decades. Deflection programs aim to...
Moving Beyond Referrals: Addressing Multilevel Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Engagement Through Police-Led Recovery Management Check-Ups
ABSTRACT
The opioid epidemic in the United States (US) has prompted innovative responses from law enforcement agencies including specialized units to refer overdose survivors to substance use treatment following an overdose. However...
The changing DNA of serious and organised crime
Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting – reshaping the tactics, tools and structures employed by criminal networks.
The EU-SOCTA offers one...
Release of Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats Report
The latest report from the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats highlights the significant progress made since its launch in July 2023.
GISA raises alarm over danger of synthetic drug abuse
Nigeria is facing a growing crisis with synthetic drugs, with stakeholders warning of devastating consequences if urgent actions are not taken.
Day 2, 16:00 - 15:30, ISSUP, Community Collaboration for Prevention
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024, on the 27th of June, 2024.
UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the World Drug Report 2024 launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Highlights from the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP is pleased to presents highlights from the 2024 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report. The webinar is presented by Giovanna Campello, Chief of the Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Bringing law enforcement officers closer to other agents of prevention. The experience with UNODC Guiding Document on the Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings
Presented at Thessaloniki 2024 - Panel: Community Collaboration for Prevention, on the 27th of June, 2024.
Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance
This resource facilitates the examination and comparison of penalties or rehabilitative measures for primary drug-related offenses such as drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related crimes across European countries...
Nueva coalición mundial lanzada para abordar las amenazas de las drogas sintéticas
El 7 de julio de 2023, el Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, organizó una reunión virtual a nivel ministerial para lanzar una Coalición Global para abordar las amenazas de las drogas sintéticas.
Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas 2023
Por primera vez desde su concepción, este año el Informe Mundial sobre las Drogas consta de dos productos, un elemento basado en la web y un conjunto de folletos.
Aspectos destacados del Informe Mundial sobre Drogas 2023 de la UNODC
ISSUP are pleased to present our Webinar on highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
The Role of Law Enforcement Officers in Drug Use Prevention within School Settings A Guiding Document
In the context of law enforcement, the UNODC has developed a guiding document to help support a change of culture on how to make use of the science of prevention for the betterment of the health and safety development of youth.
The UNODC...
The Global Report on Cocaine 2023
The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 details how coca cultivation soared 35 per cent from 2020 to 2021, a record high and the sharpest year-to-year increase since 2016.
Irregular Migration, Drug Use and Drug Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa; Libya and Nigeria
Abstract
Background: This study examined the context of drug use and trafficking in irregular migration among identified Nigerian-returned migrants from Libyan detention centers in the transit or destination along the Mediterranean...
Seminario web bimensual: Serie de actualización de conocimientos de ISSUP Nigeria (decimosexta sesión)
ISSUP Nigeria se complace en presentar su próximo seminario web bimensual sobre el tema "Intervenciones de prevención del uso de sustancias en las escuelas: alternativas al castigo".
Seminario web bimensual: Serie de actualización de conocimientos de ISSUP Nigeria (decimocuarta sesión)
ISSUP Nigeria se complace en presentar su próximo seminario web bimensual en la Serie de actualización de conocimientos. Este seminario web se centrará en "El uso de metanfetamina en Nigeria: análisis de tendencias y amenazas".
REVISIÓN DOCUMENTAL: Apoyo a las personas con trastorno por consumo de sustancias en Ucrania durante la guerra
Resumen
La guerra en Ucrania ha llevado inevitablemente a que el sistema de salud del país funcione a una capacidad reducida. Los ataques cerca de hospitales y las operaciones militares activas obligan a las personas a cambiar su lugar de...
